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TAURINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("taurine" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or resembling a bull

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bull (uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle)

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